Romans 14:15
If, for the sake of what you eat, you wound your fellow follower’s feelings, your life has ceased to be ruled by love. Do not, by what you eat, ruin someone for whom Christ died!
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In Context
16Do not let what is right for you become a matter of reproach.
Cross References
Romans 13:10Love never wrongs a neighbor. Therefore love fully satisfies the Law.
Romans 15:2Let each of us please our neighbor for our neighbor’s good, to help in the building up of their character.
1 Corinthians 8:11And so, through this knowledge of yours, the weak person is ruined – someone for whose sake Christ died!
1 Corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering, and kind; love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly;
Ephesians 5:2and live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.
2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, people who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy ruin on themselves.
Matthew Henry on Romans 14:2-23
Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. 5… Read the whole commentary →